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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2020
Applicant:

Deka Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);

Inventors:

Dean Kamen, Bedford, NH (US);

Hans Erik Johnson, Tewksbury, MA (US);

Thaddeus Joseph Hughes, Manchester, NH (US);

Michael J. Haynes, Manchester, NH (US);

Margaret Bayne Bradley, Manchester, NH (US);

Robert Houston Lawler, Jr., Manchester, NH (US);

Gregory Hurley, Windham, NH (US);

Keller Waldron, Manchester, NH (US);

Jeremy Shane Dube, Alton Bay, NH (US);

Assignee:

DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/44 (2023.01); B65B 3/26 (2006.01); B65B 31/02 (2006.01); B65B 43/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/441 (2013.01); B65B 3/26 (2013.01); B65B 31/024 (2013.01); B65B 43/14 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2307/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for producing and packaging fluid may comprise a water distillation device. The system may further comprise a mixing circuit coupled to an output of the water distillation device and including a source of concentrate. The mixing circuit may include a plurality of flow controllers configured to adjust the flow of fluid through the mixing circuit so as to generate a preset fluid. The system may further comprise an enclosure including an antechamber and a packaging compartment. The system may further comprise a reservoir dispenser in the packaging compartment having a feed plate and a housing block. The reservoir dispenser may include a bias member which urges the feed plate toward the housing block. The system may further comprise a filling station in the packaging compartment including a filling nozzle coupled to the mixing circuit. The system may further comprise a sealing station in the packaging compartment having a ram and a sealing member dispenser. The system may further comprise a quarantine repository in the packaging compartment having a plurality of reservoir holders. The system may further comprise a labeler in the packaging compartment. The system may further comprise an output chute from the packaging compartment to an exterior of the enclosure.


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